Karin Payne
Karin lives in Hawaii...
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Photo album of Ferro-cement building process
This is a photo album showing the start to (almost) finished process of building a ferro-cement structure by hand with a solar powered cement mixer and lots of help from the farm interns. Thanks to all of you! Karin http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=22152&id=100000127256613&l=202832ca51
Continue reading...The trappings of convenience
This morning as I was washing dishes I dismantled the little aero press coffee making device that looks like a giant syringe. Once again I rewashed the little ‘disposible’ paper coffee filter thinking “This little puppy is looking ratty.” Then I thought “Aren’t you taking this sustainable thing to the level of absurdity?” I cringed [...]
Continue reading...Food from the ‘Aina (land)
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Continue reading...Short Term Farm Projects
INFRASTRUCTURE Pond House (new ferro cement building w/barrel vault roof- our main living space) make form for plastering the gable edge dig footings for reflecting pond/catchment dig footings for entry pour last (3rd) layer of concrete on the barrel vaults and apply water proofing plaster/burnish interior and exterior surfaces continue building rock retaining wall between [...]
Continue reading...Ideas for tropical meals
evening rain farm meals from the land, some we have regularly, most we have tried when we had the ingredients and some are ideas (modifying other recipes i have used from the continent with tropical ingredients). green drink (katook, honey, ginger, lemongrass, mint, perennial cilantro, ice, water, lemon or lime w/ a quarter of the [...]
Continue reading...Wish List
Food related for the main homestead: maybe a cow or two in a few yearshedges to hold a flock of sheep in the orchards the driveway turned into an enclosed pasture for horses or sheep corn crop for drying and millling peanut crop sugar cane crop sweet potato patch more taro patches from roof or [...]
Continue reading...Folk’s Visit (Russ and Gail)
January in Hawaii (the rainy season in the rain forest) First off – we fly what is called Non-Rev which means very small cost to us because our son is a captain on U.S. West flying an Airbus. It also means that we get to fly after all the passengers are boarded and they have [...]
Continue reading...Mutually exclusive
i can appreciate the pull of the world which makes hunting for wild mushrooms become a chore instead of a delight. this school year i have changed my primary focus from eating sustainably on the land to focusing on high school-level home schooling with our 14 year old daughter. come september, the first thing i [...]
Continue reading...Artwork for kath
Kath just turned 50 and my gift to her when she comes in January for a visit will be an art piece. i will crate a shallow wooden box, paint the inside surface with a face. i will purchase a beautiful simple gold chain bracelet and attach it to the face above the third eye, [...]
Continue reading...Response to finding my way
i never thought this way would be my way. really. in fact i decided to leave hawaii, ticket in hand until i met scott. all it takes are a few days of horizontal rain, wet socks (inside the house), rat shit on the rim of my iron teapot or another ruined tin of dragon pearls [...]
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